The venue is not the experience

Coffeehouse?  Yes.  Arcade?  Why not.

     Walking around and talking to people on Saturday at the Great Salt Ranbat #1, a couple things made me think.  And now write.
     One, things change and things stay the same. And two, Kafeneio isn't an arcade.
     I'm a genius, right?   I can even dress myself.
     No, what Kafeneio is is a coffeeshop, restaurant, and rental hall.  It's clean, roomy, and serves a good tuna melt.  But an arcade it is not.
     Waxing nostalgic, I also thought it was only about 10 blocks north of Protocol 42, where the Vanilla Street Fighter 4 scene in Utah used to hold some pretty epic tournaments in '09.  That place was an easy-bake oven masquerading as a warehouse converted into a LAN center then cajoled into hosting fighting game tournaments.  Good times!
     Which made me think that honestly, I'm sure that if someone organized a tournament in a barn, players would congregate there, too.    
     Why?

Tournament Courtesy

Disclaimer:  This article is solely the opinion of Dana Torp, so take it for what you will. I write this article by way of encouragement, not commandment.  Carry on. 

This article will list some ways to make it a a good tournament experience for everyone. 

Decapre: She's new, but not very BOLD

  

Well, they did it.  During the Final Round 17 tournament in Georgia this past weekend, Combofiend revealed Decapre as the new character.  

Get those calluses ready...she's a charge character.  A charge Cammy.  With a teleport.  And a Rufus-like juggling Target Combo. There's more, but you should probably read it over at EventHubs, Shoryuken, or even IGN.  They got all the new info and data, so give them the pageviews.